Chapter 281: Chapter 234: What a Good Cousin, Let Big Sis Give You a Kiss

Lin Li and Zhu Xinru had met at the landing of the staircase. Just then, a guest heading upstairs called out to them, "Excuse me, please let me pass."

Hearing this, Lin Li and Zhu Xinru exchanged a smile and a nod before parting ways.

Lin Li, who wanted to use the restroom, headed downstairs. Zhu Xinru, accompanied by her bodyguards, went up to the private VIP room on the fifth floor.

Back in the VIP room, Zhu Xinru’s face was beaming with joy. Anyone could tell she was in a great mood.

Seeing the joyous look on Zhu Xinru’s face, Zhao Xin and Li Qian, who had been chatting, were a little puzzled.

"Xinru, you just stepped out for a moment. Why are you so happy now that you’re back? Did something interesting happen?" the straightforward Li Qian asked.

"Cousin, on my way back just now, I ran into the benefactor who saved my life when I was attacked by those thieves..." Zhu Xinru recounted her meeting with Lin Li to her cousin and aunt.

After Li Qian finished listening, a faint golden Spiritual Light flashed in her bright eyes.

The man was a cultivation genius who had saved her cousin. He was about her age, had reached the Second Rank Initial Stage, and had awakened two Superpowers. Li Qian, who was also at the Second Rank Initial Stage, felt an intense desire to spar with him.

Don’t be fooled by her being a girl; Li Qian actually loved to spar with people.

Coupled with her exceptional talent for cultivation, she had reached the Second Rank Initial Stage in her early twenties, making her virtually unbeatable among her peers.

Now that she knew there was a cultivation genius her age, at the same level, and with two awakened Superpowers, Li Qian—who also saw herself as a genius—couldn’t suppress the overwhelming urge to challenge him.

"Xinru, when is your benefactor visiting your home?" Li Qian asked.

She was plotting to visit her cousin at the same time as Lin Li, so she could invite him to a spar.

"We didn’t set a specific time. He said he’s busy with something recently and will only have time to visit after he’s done," Zhu Xinru said.

"Is that so? Well, when he does visit your house, remember to let me know..." Li Qian was slightly disappointed that Lin Li hadn’t set a specific time for his visit.

Zhao Xin, who had been sitting quietly to the side, heard her daughter’s words. As a mother, how could she not know that her daughter had taken it into her head to spar with that young man named Lin Li?

She didn’t try to stop her. Ever since she’d heard from Zhu Xinru how formidable Lin Li was, Li Xin was quite curious to see if such a young man could defeat her daughter in a spar.

In Li Xin’s eyes, her daughter had inherited her father’s cultivation talent. Breaking through to Tier Three was just around the corner, and it wasn’t impossible for her to one day reach the heights her father had.

’Although that young man named Lin Li is a cultivation genius, he surely can’t be more powerful than my daughter.’

"Let you know?" Zhu Xinru was taken aback when her cousin asked to be notified of Lin Li’s visit. She didn’t understand why her cousin would ask such a thing.

But a second later, the sharp-witted Zhu Xinru immediately understood why her cousin had made the request.

"Cousin, he’s my benefactor. It wouldn’t be right for you to challenge him to a spar when he’s visiting as a guest!" Zhu Xinru tactfully refused.

"Oh, Xinru! You just don’t get it. For your benefactor to have reached the Second Rank Initial Stage at his age, he must be just like me—unbeatable among his peers. I always regret not being able to find a worthy opponent, and I’m sure your benefactor feels the same way. If he knew there was someone his age, at the same cultivation level, who wanted to spar with him, he’d definitely be thrilled..." Li Qian explained to Zhu Xinru with a chuckle. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"Is that really how it is?" Zhu Xinru looked at her cousin doubtfully.

"Hey, Xinru, what’s with that look? Would I lie to you? What do you take me for?" Li Qian said to Zhu Xinru in a completely confident tone.

"Uhm..." Zhu Xinru’s cultivation talent was average, so she naturally couldn’t comprehend the mindset of a genius like her cousin.

Seeing her cousin’s unshakeable confidence, she was instantly convinced. She nodded and said, "Alright, if Mr. Lin comes, I’ll let you know...

"But you have to promise me, if you invite him to a spar and he refuses, you can’t be a pest about it..."

Seeing her cousin agree, the straightforward Li Qian immediately threw an arm around her shoulder, planted a kiss on her soft, delicate, and fair cheek, and said with a grin.

"Fine, I promise I won’t be a pest. Xinru, thank you! It wasn’t a waste for me to dote on you so much since we were kids..."

"Cousin, what are you doing?" Zhu Xinru, having been kissed, shot her cousin a speechless glance.

Sitting to the side, Zhao Xin quietly sipped her tea. A fond smile graced her lips as she watched the two young women playfully bicker.

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"PHEW..."

Lin Li stepped out of the restaurant, full and satisfied, letting out a long breath.

He looked up at the giant sun hanging in the sky—a sun twice the size of the one on Blue Star—and muttered.

’This restaurant’s food is really good! I’ll remember this place and come back again.’

The afternoon was even hotter than the morning. Pedestrians on the street tried their best to walk in the shade of the roadside trees.

"YAWN~" People tend to get drowsy after a full meal, especially after lunch.

Lin Li thought for a moment. He had come to Dongwu City today mainly to check out the Convenient Spiritual Artifacts.

He had seen the Convenient Spiritual Artifacts and even bought several. The main task for the day was more or less complete.

’Next, I’ll go to the pawn shop to sell those things I picked up outside the city. Then, I’ll head home, turn on the AC, and take a nap!’

"WHOA..."

"Sir, where to?"

Planning to sell the items he’d found outside the city, Lin Li went to the roadside and hailed a horse-drawn carriage.

"I need to go to Willow Lane..."

"Willow Lane, huh? That’s a bit far. It’ll be thirty coppers."

"That’s fine."

"Please, get in, sir."

At the driver’s invitation, Lin Li climbed into the carriage.

This carriage was also equipped with a Refrigerator that even ordinary people could use.

However, this Refrigerator wasn’t very effective. Its cooling effect was much weaker than the one in the carriage Lin Li had ridden in earlier.

He took a look and noticed the Refrigerator installed on the roof was a different color from the ones he had bought; it was brown.

"Hang on tight, sir. We’re setting off."

"Mm."

"HYAH..." The driver flicked the reins, and the carriage started moving. Under his skilled control, the horse turned and began heading toward Willow Lane.

"Driver, the cold air in this carriage isn’t very strong!" Lin Li said to the man driving the carriage.

"My apologies, sir. The Refrigerator in this carriage is an old model from many years ago, so the cooling effect isn’t great..." the driver explained, adding another sentence.

"The weather’s getting hotter and hotter, so I’ve already decided. I’m going to find some time in the next couple of days to go to the Convenient Spiritual Artifact Shop and buy the latest model to replace it."

’No wonder the color of this Refrigerator is different from the ones I just bought. So it’s not the latest model...’ Lin Li thought, a look of understanding dawning on his face.

The carriage drivers in the Spirit Realm were just like the taxi drivers on Blue Star—they were all very well-informed about the city’s happenings.

And they were always willing to chat with their passengers, which was convenient for Lin Li to gather all sorts of information about Dongwu City.

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